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Storybook roster add, meet the ninth. Brandon Woodruff: no game since July 4, surgery canceled, 50-50 to even make the roster. Now he's pitching in a World Series blowout. That's why they carried him.

Up 10-0 in a World Series game and Sal Frelick is still laying out in right. Robbed Ben Williamson of what would've been Tampa Bay's second hit of the night. Gold Glove habits don't care about the scoreboard.

milwaukee's fifth inning: 8 runs. tampa bay's entire world series: 6.

BROOKLYN, Aug. 15, 1926. THREE ROBINS ON THIRD BASE. With the bases full, Herman hit the right field wall. DeBerry scored, but Vance, Fewster and Herman all wound up on third. The base was Vance's. Fewster and Herman were tagged out, and Herman had doubled into a double play.

NEW YORK, April 11, 1907. SHIN GUARDS AND SNOWBALLS. Bresnahan caught today in cricket-style leg guards. The crowd howled when a foul tip hit them. With Philadelphia ahead, 3 to 0, in the eighth, fans overran the field and threw snowballs. Klem forfeited the game to the Phillies.

ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 26. PERALTA FACES HIS OLD CLUB TONIGHT. Peralta won 70 games for Milwaukee from 2018 through 2025. He starts the third game for Tampa Bay, down two games to none, at 7 o'clock Central on FOX. It is the first Series game in St. Petersburg since 2008.

ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 25. NO GAME TODAY. Milwaukee leads, two games to none, and the Series moves to Tropicana Field for the third game Monday at 7 o'clock Central, on FOX. Gasser, with a 1.00 earned run average in two starts this October, faces Peralta, 2 and 0 with a 1.08.

NEW YORK, Sept. 10, 1934. LAST OF THE LEGAL SPITBALLERS WINS. Grimes, 41, won in relief today as Pittsburgh beat the Giants, 9 to 7. The spitball was outlawed in 1920, but 17 men who already threw it could keep it for life. Grimes is the only one of them still pitching.

NEW YORK, Oct. 7, 1911. FORTUNE TELLER'S MAN PITCHES. Charles Faust, a Kansas farmhand, told McGraw in July that a fortune teller said he would pitch the Giants to the pennant. McGraw kept him as a mascot. With the flag won, Faust pitched the ninth today and allowed one run.

MILWAUKEE, Oct. 25. BREWERS COME BACK, 5 TO 4, LEAD SERIES TWO TO NONE. Tampa Bay scored four in the first inning last night. Frelick's home run tied it in the sixth, and Pratt singled home the winner in the seventh. Five relievers held the Rays scoreless the rest of the way.

MILWAUKEE, Oct. 24. THE SECOND GAME TONIGHT. Tampa Bay meets Milwaukee at American Family Field at 7 o'clock Central, on FOX. Rasmussen, 2 and 0 with a 1.29 earned run average this October, pitches for the Rays. Henderson goes for the Brewers, who lead one game to none.

BOSTON, June 23, 1917. RUTH STRIKES UMPIRE. Ruth walked Morgan, the first Washington batter, and was ordered out for disputing calls. He then struck Umpire Owens behind the ear. Shore relieved, Morgan was caught stealing, and Shore retired the next 26 men. Boston won, 4 to 0.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 24, 1911. THE SERIES RESUMES AFTER A WEEK OF RAIN. The Athletics and Giants last played on the 17th. Rain began the next day and kept the clubs idle until this afternoon, when Bender beat Mathewson at Shibe Park, 4 to 2. Philadelphia leads, three games to one.

BREWERS DRAW FIRST BLOOD! Milwaukee Holds Off Tampa Bay, 3 to 2, in Opening Game of World Series. Yelich Triples Home Chourio in First; Misiorowski Earns Victory and Megill Saves. Brewers Lead Series, One Game to None; Second Game Saturday Night at Milwaukee.

MILWAUKEE, Oct. 23. A FAIR EXCHANGE. Freddy Peralta, the American League series' most valuable man, broke in with Milwaukee in 2018. Jake Bauers, the National League's, broke in with Tampa Bay that year. Each faces his first club, as Erick Lantigua of Baseball-Reference noted.

DAYTONA, Fla., March 13, 1915. ROBINSON FELLED BY GRAPEFRUIT. Trainer Kelly went up in Ruth Law's aeroplane to drop a ball for Manager Robinson of Brooklyn to catch, but forgot the ball and took a grapefruit. It fell 500 feet, struck Robinson on the wrist and knocked him down.

NEW YORK, Oct. 5, 1922. CALLED FOR DARKNESS IN DAYLIGHT. The Giants and Yankees stood 3 to 3 after ten innings at the Polo Grounds when Umpire Hildebrand called the Series game for darkness. The sun was still up. Judge Landis gave the receipts, more than $120,000, to charity.

MILWAUKEE, Oct. 23. THE SERIES OPENS TONIGHT. Tampa Bay meets Milwaukee at 7 o'clock Central, on FOX. Nick Martinez, 15 and 6 this season, pitches for the Rays. Jacob Misiorowski, 16 and 5 with a 1.80 earned run average, goes for the Brewers. Neither club has won a Series.

MILWAUKEE, Oct. 22. Game 1 is set. Nick Martinez will take the ball for the Rays on Friday night against Jacob Misiorowski and the Brewers. First pitch is 7 PM CT on FOX.

MILWAUKEE, Oct. 22. One more day. The World Series opens here tomorrow at 7 o'clock Central, the Rays against the Brewers on FOX. Misiorowski is named to pitch for Milwaukee, and Tampa Bay has not yet announced its man. It is the first Series game in this city since 1982.

BOSTON, Oct. 22, 1975. The Reds are champions of the world. Boston led, 3 to 0, until Perez hit a two-run homer off Lee in the sixth. Rose singled in the tying run in the seventh, and in the ninth Morgan's single to center scored Griffey. Cincinnati won Game 7, 4 to 3.

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CHICAGO, Oct. 22, 1910. The Cubs would not be swept. Down three games to none and a run behind in the ninth, Frank Chance tripled home Schulte to tie it, and Sheckard singled Archer home in the tenth. Mordecai Brown pitched two scoreless frames in relief and won it, 4 to 3.

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 21 - NO KNIFE FOR OHTANI. Andrew Friedman said today Shohei Ohtani will not need surgery this winter. The Dodgers fully expect him to pitch again in 2027.

ANAHEIM, Oct. 21 - ANGELS LET SUZUKI GO AFTER ONE YEAR. The Angels declined Kurt Suzuki's option. His only season ended 62-100, the first 100-loss year in club history. He was offered a special assistant job. Seattle, Houston and now Anaheim all need a manager.

NEW YORK, Oct. 21 - CASHMAN SIGNS ON FOR 30TH YEAR. Brian Cashman has agreed to a new contract as Yankees general manager. He has run the club since 1998. The Yankees won 93 games this year but were swept by Tampa Bay in the ALDS. Aaron Boone returns as manager for 2027.

No game today. The World Series opens Friday at Milwaukee, Rays and Brewers, 7:00 p.m. CT on FOX. This morning's edition has the series schedule and the story of the last first-time-champion classic, in 1980. Free each morning at dailyplayograph.com

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 21, 1980. The Phillies are champions of the world for the first time. Carlton blanked Kansas City for seven frames, Schmidt singled home two, and McGraw, with the bases full in the ninth, fanned Willie Wilson to finish it, 4 to 1, before 65,838.

MILWAUKEE, Oct. 21. A new name will go on the trophy this autumn. Neither Tampa Bay nor Milwaukee has ever won the World Series, and the AP notes it is the first classic since 1980, Phillies and Royals, with both clubs seeking a first title. Game 1 is Friday night at Milwaukee.

A's Hand the Keys to a 31-Year-Old Taylor Smith, Boston's assistant GM and a 7-year Rays alum, is named president of baseball operations, replacing David Forst. A Rays-Sox analytics mind running a club bound for Las Vegas in 2028. Bold call. We like it.

one win from the pennant. peralta and his 0.79 postseason era against a cleveland bullpen game, with gavin williams saved for a game 7. 7:08 pm ct on tbs. who you got?

BALTIMORE, Oct. 19. The Orioles have named Jared Banner general manager under president of baseball operations Mike Elias, Jeff Passan of ESPN reports. Banner leaves the Cubs as assistant general manager and earlier worked for the Mets and Red Sox.

On today's card: Guardians at Rays, ALCS Game 6, 7:08 p.m. CT on TBS. Tampa Bay leads, three games to two, and takes the pennant with a victory at home. Peralta is listed for the Rays; Cleveland plans a bullpen game. The winner meets the Brewers. dailyplayograph.com

MONTREAL, Oct. 19, 1981. Rick Monday has put the Dodgers in the World Series. With two out in the ninth and the score tied, he hit a 3-and-1 pitch from Steve Rogers over the fence in right center, and Los Angeles won the deciding game, 2 to 1. Valenzuela went 8 2/3 innings.

RAYS ONE GAME FROM PENNANT! Tampa Bay Downs Cleveland, 3 to 1, in Fifth Contest. Rasmussen Holds Guardians to One Run in Seven Innings; Diaz Hits Safely Three Times. Rays Lead Series, Three Games to Two; Sixth Game Monday Night at St. Petersburg.

NO REST FOR PENNANT CLUBS! Rain Steals Travel Day; Rays and Guardians Face Four Games in Four Days. Top Nine Hurlers Have Thrown 95.7 Per Cent of Tampa Bay Innings This October. Brewers Idle Seven Days Awaiting the World Series. Who does four straight favor?

game 5, series tied, and these two already traded zeros in july. rasmussen vs messick, 4:08 ct on tbs. who blinks first?

On today's card: Rays at Guardians, ALCS Game 5, 4:08 p.m. CT on TBS. Rasmussen is listed for Tampa Bay, Messick for Cleveland, with the series tied at two games apiece. Games 6 and 7, if needed, are at Tampa Bay. The winner meets the Brewers. dailyplayograph.com

NEW YORK, Oct. 18, 1977. The Yankees are champions of the world. Reggie Jackson hit three home runs, each on the first pitch, off three Dodger pitchers, Hooton, Sosa and Hough. He drove in five, and New York won the sixth game, 8 to 4, to take the Series four games to two.

RAYS SQUARE PENNANT SERIES! Tampa Bay Nine Downs Cleveland, 7 to 3, in Fourth Contest. Aranda Collects Three Hits; Diaz Homers in Ninth. Martinez Credited With Victory. Clubs Knotted at Two Games Apiece; Fifth Game Sunday Afternoon.

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 15. Miguel Rojas is through as a player. "This is it as a player," he said after the Brewers swept the Dodgers. His ninth-inning home run tied the seventh game of last year's World Series. He hopes to stay with the club in player development.

the day's ticket. rays at guardians, alcs game 4, 7:08 pm ct on tbs.

On today's card: Rays at Guardians, ALCS Game 4, 7:08 p.m. CT on TBS. Martinez is listed for Tampa Bay, Armstrong for Cleveland, which leads two games to one. The winner meets the Brewers in the World Series, opening Friday at Milwaukee. dailyplayograph.com

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 17, 1989. At 5:04 p.m., a half hour before the third game of the World Series, an earthquake of magnitude 6.9 shook Candlestick Park and the Bay. The game was put off. The Series resumed ten days later, and the Athletics finished a sweep of the Giants.

MILWAUKEE, Oct. 17. Brandon Woodruff has not pitched since July 4, but he wants a place on the World Series roster. "It's gonna be hard to keep me off that roster," he told Curt Hogg of the Journal Sentinel. He threw 31 pitches in the bullpen Tuesday and must still face batters.

BALTIMORE, Oct. 17, 1971. The Pirates are champions of the world. Clemente put them ahead with a circuit clout in the fourth, and Pagan doubled home Stargell in the eighth. Blass went the route on four hits, and Pittsburgh won the seventh game, 2 to 1.